ScanAir :
Hello guys and gals.
Im thinking about starting to build the Siemens -700 from Germania.
But what colour are the top half of the fuselage??
Its kind of greenish/light blueish.
All tips are welcome.
Erik Geicke
OSL.
As you can see in the photos linked, the Germania Siemens 73G is one aircraft (D-AGEU) appearing in “diffrent” shades of light slightly greenish blue. Which means (to me) that it is a “forgiving” color to reasonably match. My paint matching instincts would tell me to start with Xtracolor KLM Light Blue (the lighter 1980s shade) and mix in Aer Lingus Dark Green (current livery) a drop at a time until I have a satisfactory match. In any case, regardless of which brand of paint I choose, I would start with light blue as the main color and add small amounts of green until it looks right.
This, at least, is in keeping with my philosophy that “close enough is good enough.” To me, anything more exacting takes the enjoyment out of our hobby. At the same time, for all the time I invest in a quality finished model I also enjoy spot-on accuracy to the extent possible, which is one reason I appreciate the Xtracolor line of airliner paints; unfortunately the color in question is not included in their selections.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/233769/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/231589/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/219879/M/
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